Improvement in seeding-machines



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UNITED ASTATES PATENT H. D. DANN, 0F VVAUPUN, WISCONSN.

IMPROVEMENTiIN SEEDI'NGWiAGlelihit-SS.

'Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,730, dated September 5, 1865.

Toi all whom it may concern Be it knowirthat I, H. D. DANN,\of` Vau- .pun, in the county ofFond du Lac and State oi" lVisconsin, have invented anew 'and Improved Seeding-Machine and I do hereby declare the following to be a full', clear, and exact description ot the saine, reference being had tothe accompanying drawingsA in whichf Figure 1l is an end-,elevation ofmy machine,

vthe Wheel being brokenv away for the purpose of showing its construction `more perfectly. i Fig. 2 is a' rear elevation, showing the con'- structionof the seed-cells and seed-tubes, por-- tions ot' the frame not being represented. Figs. 3, 4, and 5.- areenlarged views of the seed-cells, showing their v construction and operation.

The nature or my inventionf'consists, nrst, in a'peculiar construction ot' the parts forming the seed-cells, so that the size ot'said cellsmay `beyaried at pleasure, a single operation suficing for all or any numberl of thecells; second, a peculiar construction of the seed-tubes, Wherebythey are enabledto'occupy a vertical position at. all times and-insure aperfect sepa# ration and scattering ot' the seed; third, pe-

.euliar construction ot .other parts, which will behest understood by reference to the following description. y

The same letter refers to' the same` part whereverit occurs.

.A is the main frame, constructed inan y ordinaryor1 suitable manner; B, one of the dragbars bearing the coveringteeth G.

D is 'the tongue. E is the hopper.

'F is a bar, from which the outer ends ofthe drag-bars are suspended by means of the piusj.

G is the lever by means of which the drag'- teeth are simultaneously raised .out of the ground. Upon the upper side of G is thebolt g, the end of which is-pushed by a spring against the inner surface of the segment h or protruded-through any one of the holes in said segment,I as may be desirable, thereby retaining said lever in any required position. The attachment between the lever Gr and the bar F may heyaried in length atpleasure by hooking one or another 'ot' the links ot' the.

H is an iron Xplate, preferably ot iron, attached to the end of the main frame.- `Its functions areto form au attachment for the -When the hopper is fio be secured in its however, that theshait carrying the see s .in Fig. 2, is. secured rigidly to thenha l the small rod It through suitable he s and slotted lever S, having the set-sir hopper, to .suspend the forwardends of the drag-bars, and to strengthen the machine.

' I isanotherfmetallic plate, secured to hopper forthe purpose of securing said hopper firmly to the machine. Through a hole, o, in the-plate His passed a projection, p, upon the plate I, and this being repeated at other'endlof the hopper, a secure attachment is. formedvhich also 'acts as ajoint and at lows the hopper to be turned down on its for theY purpose of emptying or eieani right position a pin is passed ythrough eolicsponding holes in both plates, as at r. The hopper is constructed in any suitable manner, and is provided'with a slide at its hottoni,

which may be-made to out on entirely ...Le

flow oi" seed." A

i J J are the seed-tubes and scatterers.

K is the main'axle orshaft. if, the axle. is used as shown, one Wheel, L., rigidly attached-to it, and thereby eener the driver, While the other is placed unen loose inthe ordinary manner. it is may be`.disconnected from the axle et the chine and operated in any other way, itil able. i y

The seed-cells are formed in two p vpart M, having thesection shot-Jn i, L and indented` like a ratchet-wheel, es sh Upon 4the shoulder m is titted the ring ing corresponding indentatione, so L the two are perfectly closed togethe.. th senta perfect cylinder. When N rotatednpon m it is evident that thein sides in contact with each other Wilt to assume anoblique movement, at ther` time that the vertical sides will be sep.. and cells of greater or less dimensions e formed. The number of the cells in. each et, inder, as well as the' number of cylinders e the shaft, may be considered a matter or venience. To insure facility and-acci changing the dimensions ot' 'the oeils,

parts M, and upon one end i place the retain it in any desired position.

R, attach arms @C contiguous the art N. The ende ot' T are heet.. as. ,D

in Fig. 5, and rest in slots t in the part N.- The spring u is placed between one of the parts M and one of the arms T, and by that means all of the arms T are pressed toward their re- 'spective parts N, 'and close Contact between M 'and N is thereby at all times secured. It i obvious with thisarran'gement that when t ,e rodRis rotated the arms T are moved around the .axis of R, and they, in turn, cause the parts Neto rotate and open `or close the cells, as the case may be; and as the rod R may be moved or rendered rigid at pleasure,

and as it operates all ofl parts N at the same of the level of the machine in passingover the undnlations of the ground. This being the oase, it is apparent that it makes no dierence Whether the machine isl moving over level ground or not, the seed will fall direct through the tubes upon theA seatterers and be distrib uted with equal uniformity.

Having described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In `combination With the parte M and N, forming the seed-cells ot' a seeding-machine, the rod R, arms T, and lever S, arranged and operating substantially as described.y

2. The seed-tubes J, suspended from they frame of the machine so that they may at all times hang in a vertical position, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. H. D. DANN.

Witnesses:

P. T. DODGE, R. D. O. SMITH. 

